“I am I and my bacterial circumstances”: Linking gut microbiome, neurodevelopment, and depression

The gut microbiome’s (GM) influence on behavior has been documented in several animal studies, and in turn, the role of diet in altering the GM population and its indirect role in influencing animal behavior. A deficiency of dietary components, in particular, magnesium, has been shown to produce depressive and anxiety symptoms in humans and animals, […]

Although the link between irregular gut microbiome composition and depression is established, this 2021 study aims to address the limited data on the composition and functional capacity of the gut microbiota among depressed women. Firstly, stool samples were taken from 62 female patients with major depressive disorder and 46 healthy controls. The participants were also […]